Actor RJ Mitte, Breaking Bad's Walter White Jr., dies at 34
RJ Mitte, who played Walter White Jr. in Breaking Bad and was a longtime MMO player, has died at 34, reportedly by suicide, prompting tributes from Old School RuneScape players.
Actor RJ Mitte, known for playing Walter White Jr. in the series Breaking Bad and for his time in online games including World of Warcraft and RuneScape, has died at age 34, reportedly by suicide, according to gamesradar.com.
Following his death, players in MMO communities, particularly the Old School RuneScape community, posted tributes. Reddit users described Mitte as a fellow MMO player and encouraged people to check in on others and reach out for support.
A July 2013 Comic-Con interview in which Mitte discussed maxing out characters in World of Warcraft and RuneScape has received new comments from players. In that interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Mitte said he had level 85 on all his World of Warcraft characters and had maxed out all levels on RuneScape. The World of Warcraft level cap was 85 during the Cataclysm expansion in 2010.
Old School RuneScape was released in February 2013. Before it, players had plain RuneScape, now colloquially known as RuneScape 2. Jagex recently announced RuneScape 4, and another World of Warcraft is in the works at Blizzard.
Quick answers
How old was RJ Mitte when he died?
He was 34 years old.
What was RJ Mitte known for?
He played Walter White Jr. in Breaking Bad and was a longtime player of MMOs including World of Warcraft and RuneScape.